There’s perhaps a tinge of irony in the title of the first single from Hunter Hunted. The duo of Dan Chang and Michael Garner sprang from the ashes of Lady Danville, the UCLA-bred trio that included percussionist Matt Frankel, who departed the band last fall. Never mind the facepaint in the new band photo, though […]
Tijuana Panthers, the Long Beach trio whose exhilarating blend of surf-garage-punk has inspired mosh pits all over SoCal, will be joining the growing roster of artists on the L.A.-based imprint Innovative Leisure Records. No word on the band’s release plans yet, but they have an album completed and since releasing their album “Max Baker” in […]
Lady Danville, the harmony-rich L.A. trio whose roots date to friendships started in UCLA’s Awaken A Cappella ensemble, is breaking up. Guitarist Dan Chang and keyboardist Michael Garner announced in a Facebook post on Saturday that they are parting ways with percussionist Matt Frankel. Chang and Garner plan to continue under a new name (“Suggestions […]
The title track of L.A. trio Lady Danville’s “Operating” EP [premiered way back when] is an old-school pop gem – gooey-in-a-good-way melody and florid harmonies on a simple backdrop of instrumentation. In the hands of San Francisco producer/DJ Branded James (aka Brandon Whittaker), it becomes a sparkling electro track. Remixes hardly ever accomplish this, but […]
Your Friday fun: ‣ Salem and IO Echo do the first of the Play MOCA music/art series at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in downtown L.A. ‣ Pop harmonies for lunch? If you work downtown, you can catch Lady Danville at noon as part of the Grand Performances series at California Plaza. ‣ Z-Trip holds […]
The calendar for free summertime concert series is rapidly filling, but there is one longtime favorite that will be conspicuously absent this year: the Also I Like to Rock shows at the Hammer Museum. Also I Like to Rock had a seven-year run of bringing live music to the Hammer courtyard every Thursday in July. […]
Excellent night up and down and all around our fair city: ‣ Milo Greene, the L.A. quintet that just finished recording its forthcoming debut album, kicks off a three-week residency at the Satellite. Family of the Year, Maniac and Handshakes support on opening night. That’s Marlana Sheetz at right, from Milo Greene’s performance last July […]
First Monday of a new month, and you know what that means: new residencies. But first: ‣ Youngblood Hawke, Lady Danville, Useless Keys and Yellow Red Sparks team up for a Pablove Foundation benefit at the Satellite, whose February residents, Milo Greene, don’t get started until next Monday. Above is the video for Youngblood Hawke’s […]
L.A. fans know Lady Danville’s backstory: The trio of Michael Garner, Dan Chang and Matthew Frankel stormed out of UCLA’s Awaken A Cappella group in a moment of harmonic convergence, took up instruments and began carving out their own path. After a couple of under-the-radar releases and plenty of touring, the trio is now making […]
So as rich as 2011 proved to be for local music, 2012 promises even more. Following is Buzz Bands LA’s list of “Bands to Watch” for 2012 – 33 newbies who have not yet released a full-length album and are on our radar to do so in the coming year. Whom did I miss? Leave […]
